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QUESTIONNAIRE:

The Situation of History

66. Assess the current historiographic situation:

Good health

Blockage

Decline

Growth

Crisis

Change of paradigms

Uncertainty

66.1 What are its causes ?

 

67. If you have answered that the situation is, in one way or another, one of crisis, what dimensions does it affect?

67.1 The writing of History ----- none little quite very much

67.2 The concept of History ----- none little quite very much

67.3 The social status of History ----- none little quite very much

67.4 Institutional ----- none little quite very much

67.5 Labour ----- none little quite very much

67.6 Political ----- none little quite very much

67.7. ----- none little quite very much

68. If you have answered that the situation is one of crisis, mark the historiographical trends most affected:

68.1 (Neo) positivism ----- none little quite very much

68.2 Annales ----- none little quite very much

68.3 Marxism ----- none little quite very much

68.4 . ----- none little quite very much

69. If you have answered the the situation is one of crisis, point out the values or paradigms most affected :

70. Do you agree with Francis Fukuyama's thesis about 'the end of History'? no yes

70. Do you agree with Francis Fukuyama's thesis about 'the end of History'?

70.1.1 Universal History ----- none little quite very much

70.1.2 The History of events ----- none little quite very much

70.1.3 History as written by historians ----- none little quite very much

70.1.4 History as progress ----- none little quite very much

70.1.5 The profession of historian ----- none little quite very much

70.1.6 History as seen by Marxism ----- none little quite very much

70.1.7. ----- none little quite very much

71. Why do you think Fukuyama's thesis became prominent ?

71.1 Turn-of-the-century mentality ----- none little quite very much

71.2 Reflects reality ----- none little quite very much

71.3 Mass media fabrication ----- none little quite very much

71.4. USA interests ----- none little quite very much

71.5 Fall of the Berlin Wall ----- none little quite very much

71.6 Crisis of History ----- none little quite very much

71.7. ----- none little quite very much

Returns

72. Do you think that there is a return of the so-called 'traditional genres' among professional historians? no yes

72.1 If so, in which ?

72.1.1 Biography ----- none little quite very much

72.1.2 Political History ----- none little quite very much

72.1.3 Narrative History ----- none little quite very much

72.1.5 Military History ----- none little quite very much

72.1.5 Diplomatic History ----- none little quite very much

72.1.6. ----- none little quite very much

73. If such returns are indeed occuring, what should the historian's attitude before them be?

Accept them

Refuse them

Combat them

Renovate them

74. If we find the return of narrative positive, it should be understood as :

74.1 Description ----- none little quite very much

74.2 Explanation ----- none little quite very much

74.3 Wide diffusion ----- none little quite very much

74.4 Science ----- none little quite very much

74.5 Literature ----- none little quite very much

74.6. ----- none little quite very much

75. Is fiction a useful methodological resource in History ? no yes

75.1 If so, what for ?

75.1.1 For wide diffusion

75.1.2. For research experiments

75.1.3. For writing History

75.1.4.

76. How do you assess the return of the subject in History and in Social Sciences ? ----- none little quite very much

76.1 Why ?

77. If so, what dimensions do you find most interesting ?

77.1 Individual and biographical ----- none little quite very much

77.2 Collective and social ----- none little quite very much

77.3 Mental and cultural ----- none little quite very much

77.4 Ethnical or national ----- none little quite very much

77.5 Gender ----- none little quite very much

77.6 Political ----- none little quite very much

77.7. ----- none little quite very much

The History Ahead

78. Is the turn-of-the-century history -in comparison with 1960s and 1970s historiography giving rise to new consensus or paradigms? no yes

78.1 If so, please give some examples

79 If so, is this change of paradigms positive ? no yes

79.1 Why ?

80. Taking as a point of departure the crisis of the new history(ies) developed after the end of the Second World War, how do you think this crisis should be surmounted ?

80.1 It should not be surmounted ----- none little quite very much

80.2 Through a return to traditional History ----- none little quite very much

80.3 By supporting the lastest tendencies ----- none little quite very much

80.4 By looking for synthesis ----- none little quite very much

80.5 By building new paradigm (s) ----- none little quite very much

80.6. ----- none little quite very much

81. 20th century historiography has seen History as a science, how - in your view- will it be seen in the 21st century ?

It will continue as now

The notion of history as a science will be understood differently

History will no longer be seen as a science

There will be a plurality of definitions

82. 20th century historiography has been inspired by schools and historiographical currents, do you think that such 'spirit of school' will remain essential for the historiography of the coming century? no sí

82.1 Why ?

82.2 If so, what tendencies or schools will prevail in the 21st century ?

None

The great schools of the 20th century

The great schools of the 20th century, following renewal

New schools and tendencies

A synthesis between the latest tendencies and schools of the 20th century

83. Desirable scenarios for 21st century historiography:

83.1 Return of traditional History ----- none little quite very much

83.2 Continuity of 60's and 70's History ----- none little quite very much

83.3 Reconstruction of the common paradigm (new paradigm) ----- none little quite very much

83.4 Continuity in fragmentation and plurarity ----- none little quite very much

83.5 Decline in scientific History ----- none little quite very much

83.6 Dissolution of the frontier between History and social sciences ----- none little quite very much

83.7 Dissolution of the frontier between History and literature ----- none little quite very much

83.8. ----- none little quite very much

84. Has History a future? (Mark from 1 to 10 by increasing order of likehood)

84.1 As an academic discipline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -

84.2 As a form of employment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -

84.3 As a political weapon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -

84.4 As part of the humanities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -

84.5 As part of the social sciences 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -

84.6 Within 'Globalisation' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -

84.7 In the mass media 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -

84.8 In public opinion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -

84.9 In cultural policies 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -

84.10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -

85. What are your proposals for the History of the 21st century ?

85.1 New problems

85.2 New approaches

85.3 New themes

85.4 New sources

85.5 New concepts

86. What is your judgement of younger historians in comparison with those of previous generations ?

86.1 The same ----- none little quite very much

86.2 Better trained ----- none little quite very much

86.3 More conservative ----- none little quite very much

86.4 More progressive ----- none little quite very much

86.5 More innovative ----- none little quite very much

86.6 More individualistic ----- none little quite very much

86.7 More professional ----- none little quite very much

86.8 More critical ----- none little quite very much

86.9 More committed ----- none little quite very much

86.10 More educated ----- none little quite very much

86.11 More political ----- none little quite very much

86.12. ----- none little quite very much

87. Will the demographic generational renewal expected for the early decades of the coming century affect History ? ----- none little quite very much

87.1 Why ?

88. How would you assess the interest of this enquiry and its results ? ----- none little quite very much

88.1 Why ?

88.2 Suggestions for its circulation and later use

89. Other remarks

Additional data:

A. What is the 20th century historiographical tendency you find yourself closer to ?

A.1 None ----- none little quite very much

A.2 (Neo) positivism ----- none little quite very much

A.3 Annales ----- none little quite very much

A.4 Marxism ----- none little quite very much

A.5. ----- none little quite very much

 

B. Do you think that there is a correspondence between the work of historians and his/her ideas and historiographical adscriptions ? ----- none little quite very much

B.1 Why ?

 

C. In which historiographical areas lie your academic and scientific interests ?

C.1 Local ----- none little quite very much

C.2 Regional ----- none little quite very much

C.3 National ----- none little quite very much

C.4 International ----- none little quite very much

D. Do you mantain contacts and debates with lecturers or researchers of other disciplines ? no yes

D.1 If so, which disciplines ?

 

E. Do you find your ideological tendency relevant in your scientific activity ? no yes

E.1 Please, indicate your ideological tendency Extreme left 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Extreme right -

F. Have you registered for the Second International Conference ' History Under Debate'? no yes